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Swamp Hen
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478121292
Grade Level:
1
Reading Level:
F
Strategy/Skill:
Comprehension strategies, Information skills, Phonics, Sequencing
Genre:
Explanation
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Habitats
Classification:
Nonfiction
Fluency:
Early
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Book Summary
Swamp Hen describes the morning ritual of an unusual bird.
Features of the Book
- The procedural nature of the text.
- The close-up photography that details the body structure and postures of the bird.
- The use of pronouns – “she” and “her.”
- The repeated “th” blend – “then,” “with,” “the,” and “feathers.”
- The blends – “ch,” “sw,” and “cl.”
- The high-frequency words – “the,” “with,” “She,” “her,” and “some.”
Purpose
Swamp Hen can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
- using visual cues to monitor that reading is making sense
- blending sounds together to make a word
- planning how to sequence the events of a piece of narrative writing
- selecting information from the story for a specific purpose
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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